C6th chord positions

Derek Blankenship · From: Tennessee, USA

would someone please just break down and spell out the chord positions for C6th tuning? my mind is stuck in open D and ready to get my feet wet with C6th. thanks very much!!!

Kekoa Blanchet · From: Kaua'i

Derek, see if this set of fretboard diagrams helps. It might look a little confusing at first, but there's a lot of info summarized there. The column labeled "Root" is the "home" position for whatever key your chord is: fret 5 for F, fret 7 for G, fret 12 for C, etc. The darkened boxes show you where the notes are that are part of the indicated chord in that key, relative to the "Root" fret.

Michael Elzey · From: Delaware, USA

OPEN CEGACE
1st C#FFD#A#G#F
2ND DF#ABDF#
3RD D#GA#CD#G
4TH EG#BC#EG#
5TH FACDFA
6TH F#A#C#d#f#a#
7TH gbdegb
8TH g#cd#fg#c
9TH AG#Ef#ag#
10TH a#dfga#d
11TH BD#FfG#BD#
12TH CEGACE
........654321
6542 IS THE MAJOR, BIGGEST STRING BEING THE ROOT.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE OTHER. HOPE THIS HELPS. i'M A BEGINNER ON STEEL AND ITS HELPED ME SO FAR. THANKS gEORGE BOARDS
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Ulrich Sinn · From: California, USA

Wow, this is a great chart.
Anything like this for 8-string (A-C-E-G-A-C-G-E) available?
What format was that made in? Maybe I can extend the existing file?

Uli

rodger_mcbride · From: Minnesota

Thanks for posting this chart. This is a great way to visualize the positions and chord shapes up and down the neck from the key "root" position. It shows all the slants and inversions and even can even be used to spec out simple pedal changes, Can't wait to apply it and chart other tunings.
rodger

Kirk Francis · From: Laupahoehoe

dude.

my favorite solution to this problem is found on two websites:

http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/guitar/index_rb.html
and
http://www.cyberfret.com/scales/guitar-codex/guitar-codex.html

on either one of them you can type in your tuning, and it will find any chord you want. the singular limitation is that you are limited to 6 strings.

Ray Shakeshaft · From: Kidderminster, Worcs, UK.

Obviously all the above is fine and it really is a case of what works for you but personally I prefer John Ely's Chord Locator since it is geared to the steel guitar.

http://hawaiiansteel.com/chordlocator/generic.php

The way I worked out the chords was as follows. Go to the Chord Locator; Select your tuning and 'Straight Bar' and 'Tabs'. Enter in all the types of chords that you may want with C as the root (Cmaj,Cmaj7, C6, C7, etc.)and if you wish cut and paste the results to make up your own charts . Bearing in mind that in C6 tuning the C is on the second string so to find the D chords you can shift all your shapes up two frets etc. etc. so all you really need is to identify which strings to play for the various chords and remember the notes on the second string.
Later on you can learn the third string which also has a few roots. I do it by remembering the relationship between the 2nd and 3rd string is three frets.

Obviously you will have a choice of which strings for some chords (all six for C6 obviously), this gives you the opportunity to play inversions and your choice may be determined by the melody (or how far it is to the next chord).

I think that you will learn a lot more by working it out for yourself this way and making up your own chord charts than using someone else's, not because there is anything wrong in other people's but simply because it improves understanding when we do it for ourselves.

If you want slants then add 'slants' in John Ely's Chord Locator but you would probably be better off learning a bit of theory first (see Mike Neer's earlier thread) and working out your own.

(I realise that you ask about C6 chords but my experience led me to the C6/A7 tuning (tune up the sixth string to C#) because it offers better 7ths, another option for major chords and diminished).

Nils Fliegner · From: Germany

Michael Elzey · From: Delaware, USA

Kekoa Blanchet · From: Kaua'i

Uli, that chart was derived from an Excel spreadsheet created by forum member Ian Finlay, and posted on this site several years ago. A very well-done program, using macros to highlight the notes of the chord. His original spreadsheet was for 8 strings, with the tuning you're looking for. I'd be glad to email you a copy if you'd like.

Russ Tkac · Posted 20 Jun 2011 12:50 pm

Steve Lipsey · From: Portland, Oregon, USA

KEKOA-
Please send me a copy of the 8-string chart also!!
Thanks,
Steve
slipsey@alum.mit.edu

Richard Grasty · From: DEKALB Illinois, USA

Anyone play GBDEGBDE have any instruction or neck charts..
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Marino Galli · From: Switzerland

KEKOA-
Please send me a copy of the 8-string chart also!!
I need it!
Thanks in advance,and ...
Greetings From Switzerland
Marino

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Brian Hunter · From: Indianapolis

Kekoa, may I please have a copy as well?
Thank you!
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Kekoa Blanchet · From: Kaua'i

Glad to oblige, fellows. The credit for this spreadsheet goes to Ian Finlay, who created this enormously useful tool. It's very helpful just as is, and if you have a basic knowledge of how to use macros in Excel (or just looking at Ian's macros gives you lots of hints on how to adapt them), you can modify it to do almost anything fretboard related.

Brian Hunter · From: Indianapolis

THANK YOU!
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Steven Cummings · From: Texas

Hey Pardner, would you mind sending a copy of that my way as well?
Many thanks from Texas....
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Arthur Manning · From: Florida, USA

Kekoa,Would you please send me one also. Thanks Art M.

Wayne D. Clark · From: Montello Wisconsin, USA

KEKOA, Would you include me in sending that 8 string chart.
Thank you.

Wayne D. Clark
usnyn2nd@frontier.com

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